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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're moving to the district early summer and need help trying to navigate getting two kids in prek (3 and 4). Any recommendations for a consultant or do you know if the system is at all flexible on the proof of residence for the May enrollment date? [/quote]

I don't think you are going to get a high-quality free PK spot after the lottery. If I were you, I would look at private preschools.

[b]Next year's you'll get both of them until their IB for sure [/b](K are always accepted and your younger child will have sibling preference for a PK spot.)

It's helpful to realize that free PK is not a given or a right... It's a special offering that is available only by lottery.[/quote]

There are schools that waitlist in-bound kids for pk4 even with siblings enrolled. And your older kid won't be enrolled for k when they run the next lottery. So at some schools it won't be a guarantee for next year either. But that's a problem for next year.

You may have more luck with post lottery applications at schools that only offer prek. They tend to have short wait lists and there are no inbounds kids. They would be Appletree (many locations), Military Road, and Stevens (not Francis Stevens). But you will still need to prove DC residency to enroll.[/quote]

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